Kolkata, Sept. 14 -- West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari visited the Maharashtra Mandal in Kolkata on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi and offered prayers to Lord Ganesha.

He said people voted out of power those who tried to divide people in the name of language.

"It is a worship observed by followers of the Sanatan tradition; it takes place in New York, Paris, and Mumbai, and it should happen in Kolkata, and that is exactly what is happening. The public has rejected those who tried to create divisions in the name of language. Narratives claiming that Marathis or Gujaratis are 'outsiders' will not work. Durga Puja will be celebrated in Pune and Nagpur as well. This time, Ganesh Puja is being organised at over a lakh locations across Kolkata...